Design Partnership

Layering textures and finishes creates a warm space that is inviting. The footwear display that elevates the product, a putting green to test golf clubs and a generous point of sale creates a memorable space.

The Golf Shop at Beachcomber Paradis strikes the balance between performance retail and leisure lifestyle. Upon the approach and sweep of the store, you notice the warm materiality and clean lines.

Art installation inspired by the silver-blue scales of the Blue Marlin fish. The mobiles gently sway in the tropical breeze. Truly beautiful piece of art.

Blue Marlin Restaurant at Beachcomber Paradis, Mauritius.

The private dining area at the Blue Marlin fine dining restaurant at Beachcomber Paradis has beautiful details that are inspired by the restaurant's namesake: the iconin blue marlin fish.

Rounded edges of the alcoves, smooth timber chairs with rounded backs and the arched wine displays are inspired by the fluid movement of the fish swimming in water.
The silver-blue finish of the frosted light feature and the scalloped floor tiles are reminiscent of the fish's scales.
The aggressive nature of the fish thrashing in water to catch its prey is depicted in the dramatic fabric ceiling installation.

The design of the restaurant is curated rather than themed, with layers of meaningful details. A truly inspiring and beautiful place, designed by Design Partnership.

BLUE MARLIN RESTAURANT, PARADIS RESORT
Design Partnership developed a new contemporary restaurant concept for Beachcomber Paradis ocean side restaurant.

The design reimagines the iconic image of a Blue Marlin. Bringing together a relaxed environment that subtle pays homage to the shapes and textures of the ocean.

The finishes reflects the local natural beauty and tactility while warmer tones & textures set the scene for a memorable villa experience.

Excited to show you our latest project: The Rohatyn Group’s chic new workspace in Rosebank!

We’ve fused the bustling culture of Manhattan with the vibrant energy of Rosebank to craft an inspiring and unique space. It’s a beautiful blend of two worlds, showcasing TRG’s expansive journey while still staying relevant locally.

The new bar area at Beachcomber Paradis, which serves as a waiting space between the two dining experiences, has its own unique design and colour palette with bespoke fittings, creating a place of its own instead of an in-between space.

Through placemaking, we have converted a in-btween space into a unique, authentic and memorable place.

The design of the restrooms for Beachcomber Paradis were carefully curated. The restrooms, which is normally considered a non-place, is a refreshing moment of delight. Directly next to a tropical courtyard of plants, the design is hospitality-led in the choice of soft colour palette, tactile materials and engaging artworks by local artists.

Diners seek more personalized and curated experiences, prioritise quality over quantity and expect a plethora of choice in dining experiences as opposed to choice in food. Our approach to redesigning the Beach Comber Paradis buffet space was to create a unique food experience, with a Mediterranean food offering focussed on sharing. The spatial concept was inspired by a food market by creating a hot live cooking sections, a Pizza counter and a walk in deli. We took inspiration from the various types of food and visual layers present in food markets to create interest and delight. A market is vibrant, exciting, engaging and nuanced, while a buffet space is commercial and pragmatic. We applied the concept and narrative of a market setting into the layout and the choice of materials and fittings. The various counters, kiosks and walk-in rooms, each have something unique; be it their colour palette, form or materiality that are part of a mediterranean design palette.

Space: guest buffet
Place: Mediterranean market

Let us help you make a great place for your guests.

ZEST RESTAURANT, PARADIS
We designed a new restaurant interior for Beachcomber Paradis casual dining and buffet. The newly branded Zest Restaurant offers guests a Mediterranean experience.

The interior design layers cafe style furnishings with island hospitality to bring together a warm and welcoming dining experience for the whole family. The material pallet is both influenced by European cafe style and Mediterranean hospitality.

Inspired by this place? Let us help you create a great place for your guests.

We think about visual merchandising when we design a store. In conjunction with the store environment it aims to attract attention and help guide customers on their shopping journey.

Together with Totalsports we created different merchandising opportunities in their stores, that not only activates changing product display but it also conveys the brand promise.
Picture description: Totalsports Promo Area, made up of a kit of parts and large digital screens. It can be reconfigured in endless configurations to create newness and excitement.

That Friday feeling. Shooting our gorgeous beach resort restaurant Blue Marlin . Stay tuned for the final photos.

Designing a restaurant at a beach resort requires careful consideration to the line of sight to the views no matter where the guest sits. But when the sun sets and the beach is in darkness, the design needs to be the hero and maintain that luxury resort feeling. Ambient lighting, art and quality finishes are key to creating a place with its own identity in such a beautiful setting.

Let us help you create a unique dining place for your guests.

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AL MADANI - MIRDIF CITY CENTRE, DUBAI, UAE

Al Madani is a bespoke tailoring service that has expanded their offer to include retail outlets that offer both bespoke tailoring services, as well a complementary accessories ranges.

Together with our client we designed a tailored environment that embodies Al Madani’s art of tailoring and their key understanding of “the perfect fit”.

The store design layers tactile materials and user friendly displays to complete a tailored customer experience, focusing on details that imbues the Al Madani History, Family and Trust.

Creating a beautiful space, focusing on placemaking, that is not only hospitality led but also celebrates the art of tailoring and craftsmanship.

What we did:
Interior Design Concept,
Design Development.
Technical Documentation

The concept for draws inspiration of the whimsical and dreamlike jacaranda-lined streets of Brooklyn. Mirrored finishes are used to create dramatic reflections, blurring the lines of reality in space, aligning with the concept.

Lighting is an important tool used to add surprise and delight. Ceiling bulkheads are softly illuminated from above creating the illusion of floating. A handsome ceiling feature of repetitive golden rods over the main bar becomes the visual centerpiece, anchoring the space.

Drawing inspiration and anchoring a design concept in a place, such as Brooklyn, strengthens the connection between people and place.

Let us help you connect to your customers through our placemaking strategy.

The design for pays homage to the dream-like streets of its home in Pretoria; lined with mammoth Jacaranda trees in the springtime, Pretoria is an enchanting visual feast of intense violet. The ambition was to create a place where people meet to forge connections, to be energized and to create lasting memories, inspired by the beauty of its surroundings.

Layered floral patterns of varying sizes add drama and visual interest to the space, while the overall tonality leans heavily on tones of mauve – lending the experience to both daytime and nighttime entertainment.

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Join our team as a Senior Workplace Business Developer.
 
We are looking for someone with 7+ year’s experience in the Workplace design industry, bringing on new business and initiating client relationships.
Please email your CV to [email protected]
 
If you’re passionate about transforming environments and driving business growth, we want to hear from you!

➡️ Swipe to explore more of the new Coricraft store in Illovo.

Including a special open-air space to showcase Coricraft’s exciting outdoor furniture offering.

➡️ Swipe to explore more of the new Coricraft store in Illovo.

- Welcome Home Illovo –

Thrilled to unveil our latest collaboration with the incredible team at Coricraft! Nestled in the heart of Illovo, Johannesburg, this one-of-a-kind space - boasting generous volumes and abundant natural light - allowed us to create another inspiring and welcoming showroom for Coricraft.

Follow us throughout the week as we unveil more details from this standout retail destination.

Local art and craftmanship bring genuine authenticity to a design. For Paradis Resort in Mauritius, we commissioned local artists to adorn featural walls throughout the space.

These pieces are unique, tactile and beautifully curated, making a visit to Paradis memorable.

What do you think about the art?

ZEST RESTAURANT, PARADIS RESORT

The Zest Restaurant offers guests a Mediterranean experience.

The interior design layers cafe style furnishings with island hospitality to bring together a warm and welcoming dining experience for the whole family. The material pallet is both influenced by European cafe style and Mediterranean hospitality.

Working with the typical thatch roof and colonial column architecture, we introduced unique and interesting featural elements throughout the space to bring character and soften the aesthetic.

BLUE MARLIN RESTAURANT,  PARADIS RESORT

Design Partnership developed a new contemporary restaurant concept for Beachcomber Paradis ocean side restaurant.  

The design reimagines the iconic image of a Blue Marlin. Bringing together a relaxed environment that subtle pays homage to the shapes and textures of the ocean.

The finishes reflects the local natural beauty and tactility while warmer tones & textures set the scene for a memorable villa experience.

Transforming Retail Experiences at the Point of Sale

The customer journey is made up of a series of carefully designed experiences and touchpoints. The thoughtful ex*****on of these experiences ensures that your brand, product or service is strongly differentiated and memorable. The retail point-of-sale counter is a critical part of this journey.

The Role of Point-of-Sale Counters?
1. Strategic Display: Elevate your store's aesthetics with our eye-catching displays, strategically placed to showcase impulse purchases. Maximize every footstep your customer takes!
2. Brand Messaging: Counters are more than transactional; they are canvases for your brand. Convey your unique messaging in a visually captivating manner, ensuring your brand resonates long after the purchase.
3. Lasting Impressions: In the realm of retail, first impressions are vital, but it's the lasting impressions that truly matter - create an experience that lingers, fostering customer loyalty and advocacy.

Great design can revolutionize the retail landscape, where every transaction becomes a seamless blend of functionality and brand storytelling.

Newscafe; it's about the vibe. We couldn't agree more. Great restauarants transcend mere spaces to dine; they are places that inspire, delight and immerse a guest in the whole experience.

We design great restaurants through our hospitality-led ethos and experience. Let us help you turn your space into a great place.

When designing restaurants, we focus on making the space feel welcoming throughout the guest’s experience, this requires a layering of comfort, intrigue and functionality.

Comfort is achieved through the choice of durable yet texturely and aesthetically pleasing fabrics.

Ceiling features and floor finishes not only demarcate seating areas but anchors them within the space, funtionally breaking up an otherwise sea of seats.

Adding elements that keep guests intrigued such as bespoke light fixtures creates moments of surprise and delight.

These are just some of the ways we brought our hospitality design ethos into the Newscafe at Witbank. Contact us for more information on how we can do the same for your restaurant.

The design for the Newscafe in Witbank was inspired by the surrounding coal mines. Metallic accents, impressive contours and an earthly colour palette all tell the story of concept.

➡️ Swipe to explore more of the DStv Walk-in Centre at Randburg - a new future-forward retail face for an iconic South African brand.​

Additional customer touch points include:​

Semi-private customer service counters. A counter that is inclusive to differently abled bodies.​

DStv Xpress Pass counters. Dedicated counters where customers receive efficient assistance at their preferred time, enhancing their overall experience.​

Experience pods. Discreet spaces where customers can lose themselves surrounded by content that is of specific interest. Each pod features different content (Sports related, Locally produced and International Movie content).​

Sign up booths. Private booths for sign up and consultation.​

We are pleased to share the upgraded DStv Walk-in Centre at Randburg - a new future-forward retail face for an iconic South African brand.​
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We set out to create an environment where every stage of the customer journey - from consideration and exploration, to sign up, use, resolution and advocacy - could be completely and uniquely supported. Whether an active customer or a new subscriber there is something to spark curiosity and delight in every visitor to the DStv Walk-in Centre, Randburg​.
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Visitors are greeted by these first touch points:

Solutions Bar. Designed for quick query resolutions and staffed by DStv experts. Graphics applied to the back wall are designed support the sale of content packages, hardware and accessories.

Big screen. The big screen continuously broadcasts live content to the floor.​
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Content lounge displays. Comfortable displays for lounging and watching content on a variety of devices (TV’s, laptops, mobiles). The customer is in control of the content they watch and have access to the remote control!​
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Hardware tables. Displaying hardware elements in an open, accessible way – where models can be easily compared.

🌍 Dive into the heart of South Africa with our latest design reveal! We’ve woven the diverse biomes of our homeland into every corner of this office space. 🌸 From indigenous flora, to the breathtaking Drakensburg mountains represented in the reception’s rope screen, we celebrate our roots in every design choice. Swipe to experience the vibrancy of our country’s landscape biomes, reimagined in the office neighbourhoods. 🏞️💼